(419) Aurelia Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 7 September 1896 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.

Where Aurelia is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsAureliaAurelia

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Aurelia is 2.82 au from the Sun and 1.87 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number419
Provisional designationA896 RF
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter149 km (#82 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0340
Rotation period16.8 hours
Spectral typeF
Absolute magnitude (H)8.56
Orbital period4.18 years
Semi-major axis2.60 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.94 – 3.25 au
Eccentricity0.252
Inclination3.93°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.927 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

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